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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Sept. 20, 2021

In the news: COVID-19 booster shots for patients 65+ and those at high risk, administration addressing public health linked to extreme heat, 2021 Overdose Epidemic Report.

Publications & Newsletters
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Report shows decreases in opioid prescribing, increase in overdoses

The AMA is urging policymakers to join physicians to reduce mortality and improve patient outcomes by removing barriers to evidence-based care.

Press Releases
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4 ways Biden administration can help cut drug-overdose deaths

Record-high drug-overdose death toll demands U.S. move from a crisis framework to a resilient public health framework. Learn more with the AMA.

Behavioral Health
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DEA gives OK for drug treatment on the go with mobile units

Learn how a new federal rule, endorsed by the AMA, will expand access to evidence-based methadone treatment in rural and underserved areas.

Population Health
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Rhode Island set to establish nation’s first harm reduction centers

Legislation written by the Rhode Island Medical Society establishes a pilot program to open and operate the nation’s first harm reduction centers.

Behavioral Health
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July 30, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Educating prescribers and medical students about buprenorphine treatment for OUD and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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July 16, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Rhode Island is first state in nation to support pilot harm reduction center and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Rhode Island is first state to support pilot harm reduction center

AMA strongly supports efforts to reduce drug-related overdose and death.

Press Releases
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Require access to Rx for opioid-use disorder in prisons, jails

Delegates seek to ensure that evidence-based treatment for substance-use disorders, along with social support, is available in correctional facilities and upon release.

Population Health